Details of the crashes and the names of the
aircrew involved appear on this page. Please contact us
if you are related to somebody on the list, or know of
a photograph of them. If original photographs or
papers are still in the family, we can help to caption
photographs and explain the codes and nicknames that
were used at the time. We appreciate the opportunity
to copy original material for the museum's archive.

The Midland Aircraft
Recovery Group has found the sites of many of the
crashes, but we are still looking for a significant
number, so we'd like to hear from anyone who can
pinpoint a crash that we've listed. We are
always looking for photographs, log books and
anecdotes relevant to the units based in the Midlands.

The
details
below are have been compiled from numerous sources of
information in the public domain over many years.
We've done our best, but errors are inevitable. Please
contact us if you have more accurate information on
any of the crashes or people listed, or can add the
names of crew that we haven't traced. Thank you.

20 January 1945 De Haviland Tiger Moth N6920 of 14 EFTS
crashed at Tamworth whilst attempting a forced landing
during a snow storm. Fate of pilot unknown, but P/O
Richard Henry William Stoneman died in this area on this
date. His trade is given as ‘navigator’.

11 May 1945 Bristol Beaufort ML628 of 12PAFU had its port
undercarriage torn off when the aircraft developed a
swing on take-off from Hixon Aerodrome. No one was hurt.

15 May 1945 Bristol Beaufort: ML652 of 12 PAFU was wrecked
when it was landed at Hixon with its undercarriage
retracted. F/O D.J. Followes injured.

15 May 1945 Bristol Beaufort: ML709 of 12 PAFU
overshot landing into No.2 site at Hixon Aerodrome where
it caught fire and also set fire to a living hut. F/O
Fisher was treated for shock.

23 May 1945 Bristol Beaufort: ML632 of 12 PAFU.
Whilst on approach to Hixon Aerodrome a red flare was
fired to warn the pilot to go round again, but a lag in
response from the port engine caused the aircraft to stall
into the ground. F/O G.D. Neame was seriously injured.

13 June 1945 Armstrong Whitworth Whitley BD418 of 9MU was
damaged beyond repair in a taxying accident at Cosford.

6 July 1945 De Haviland Tiger Moth R4773 of 16 EFTS
crashed on landing at Church Greasley, near Burton upon
Trent. Fate of pilot unknown.

10 November 1945 De Haviland Mosquito RG204 of RCASU broke
up in the air following the failure of its starboard
engine and crashed near Wheaton Aston Airfield. The pilot,
P/O J.P.M. van der Heijden was killed, the navigator
bailed out successfully.

28 November 1945 De Haviland Tiger Moth R4849 of 28 EFTS
stalled at low altitude and crashed near Stafford. Fate of
pilot unknown.

11 February 1946 De Haviland Mosquito RG313 of 51 MU
crashed near Lichfield aerodrome following loss of control
during a slow roll at 3,000 feet. The pilot, F/Lt Mark
Laicyo George Dickens, and passenger LAC Richard George
Dickens were killed.

1 August 1946 Airspeed Oxford LW788 of 21 PAFU was on a
night cross country exercise from Wheaton Aston when it
suffered a failure of the port propeller and crashed out
of control at Huddlesford, near Lichfield. Pilot W/O
Matthew Hamilton Orr was killed as were 7 sheep in the
field where the aircraft crashed.

26 November 1946 Airspeed Oxford T1246 of 21 PAFU crashed
half mile south of Seighford in an attempted forced
landing following an engine failure.

9 September 1948 De Haviland Mosquito RK945 of 51MU was on
a delivery flight from Lichfield to Shawbury when an
engine cut out. An attempt at a forced landing was made at
Brindley Heath, but the aircraft broke up and the pilot,
F/Lt Henry Warwick of No.4 Ferry Pool was killed.

19 September 1948 De Haviland Mosquito TA507 of 51MU
crashed during a low level turn at the Battle of Britain
display at Lichfield Aerodrome. F/Lt Hedley, pilot and S/L
F.G.Shaw, the unit’s Senior Equipment Officer were killed.

6 December 1948 De Haviland Mosquito RG295 of 9MU was
wrecked when an engine cut on take-off from Cosford. Fate
of pilot unknown.